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Damn you I'm now lusting after those pro elite work stands..
@Dogtemple, give me a couple of days to think about it, seriously considering it. Just a question of whether I buy yours or treat myself to one of those pro elite stands..
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The Pro Elite is the one with the traditional clamp yeah? Don't rate 'em really, the clamp is a bit finicky and on the on I used, the arm the clamp is on had a tendency to swing down and smash your knuckles as you tried to adjust the angle or something.
Not that I'd actually buy a Park for myself either, but when it's the shop's/boss's buck...
Ive used various stands in the different places I've worked and it's always the Park ones that just work properly, the other brand ones that are bodged with random nuts and bolts and bits of inner tube and gaffer tape and stuff.
M_V
See Dogtemple's reply.
It was more of a general point though: like BLB, I find Park Tool over-priced for what they are.
Comparing the PRS-20 I have and the Feedback Sports Sprint that I was considering, the PT is rather more agricultural in construction and a less sophisticated design.
It is also heavier and has a lower capacity.
They both retail for around £200, which makes the PT over-priced for me and reflects my experience of PT in general.
They've built up the brand as the "nice but pricey" of the tool world, but the premium you pay doesn't get you the quality I'd expect.